Arctic tundra shrubification: a review of mechanisms and impacts on ecosystem carbon balance
Vegetation composition shifts, and in particular, shrub expansion across the Arctic tundra
are some of the most important and widely observed responses of high-latitude ecosystems …
are some of the most important and widely observed responses of high-latitude ecosystems …
Winters are changing: snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems
Snow is an important driver of ecosystem processes in cold biomes. Snow accumulation
determines ground temperature, light conditions, and moisture availability during winter. It …
determines ground temperature, light conditions, and moisture availability during winter. It …
Modern strategies to assess and breed forest tree adaptation to changing climate
AJ Cortés, M Restrepo-Montoya… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Studying the genetics of adaptation to new environments in ecologically and industrially
important tree species is currently a major research line in the fields of plant science and …
important tree species is currently a major research line in the fields of plant science and …
The seasonal snow cover dynamics: review on wind-driven coupling processes
The temporal evolution of seasonal snow cover and its spatial variability in environments
such as mountains, prairies or polar regions is strongly influenced by the interactions …
such as mountains, prairies or polar regions is strongly influenced by the interactions …
Effects of climate change on alpine plants and their pollinators
DW Inouye - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Alpine environments are among the habitats most strongly affected by climate change, and
consequently their unique plants and pollinators are faced with the challenge of adapting or …
consequently their unique plants and pollinators are faced with the challenge of adapting or …
Predicting thermal adaptation by looking into populations' genomic past
AJ Cortés, F López-Hernández… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Molecular evolution offers an insightful theory to interpret the genomic consequences of
thermal adaptation to previous events of climate change beyond range shifts. However …
thermal adaptation to previous events of climate change beyond range shifts. However …
Intraspecific trait variation in alpine plants relates to their elevational distribution
Climate warming is shifting the distributions of mountain plant species to higher elevations.
Cold‐adapted plant species are under increasing pressure from novel competitors that are …
Cold‐adapted plant species are under increasing pressure from novel competitors that are …
Genetic manipulation and bioreactor culture of plants as a tool for industry and its applications
In recent years, there has been a considerable increase in interest in the use of transgenic
plants as sources of valuable secondary metabolites or recombinant proteins. This has been …
plants as sources of valuable secondary metabolites or recombinant proteins. This has been …
Warming shortens flowering seasons of tundra plant communities
Advancing phenology is one of the most visible effects of climate change on plant
communities, and has been especially pronounced in temperature-limited tundra …
communities, and has been especially pronounced in temperature-limited tundra …
Genotyping by sequencing and genome–environment associations in wild common bean predict widespread divergent adaptation to drought
Drought will reduce global crop production by> 10% in 2050 substantially worsening global
malnutrition. Breeding for resistance to drought will require accessing crop genetic diversity …
malnutrition. Breeding for resistance to drought will require accessing crop genetic diversity …